Full preparedness for pharmacist-provided flu vaccines also a priority as flu and coronavirus could collide this Fall.
National group representing 40,000 pharmacies with 155,000 pharmacists cites federal study: U.S. can vaccinate 80 percent of the nation seven weeks sooner by using pharmacies.
NACDS is urging actions to complement the administration’s removal of barriers on pharmacist-provided testing.
Kroger Health President Colleen Lindholz to perform duties of vice chair
NACDS requested clarity on this key issue as pharmacies and pharmacists continue to ramp up testing to protect public health and reopen America.
To reopen the nation successfully and to suppress future COVID-19 outbreaks, NACDS is urging government actions supporting three key objectives that are crucial for the health of all Americans, related to testing, contact tracing and vaccines or treatments.
The State of Maryland has taken another important step forward to enhance the security of controlled-substances prescriptions and to reduce the likelihood of fraudulent prescribing.
In video, Wakefern Food Corp./ShopRite’s Chris Lane passes NACDS chairman’s gavel to Walgreens’ Richard Ashworth as they discuss pharmacy’s role in pandemic response and beyond.
“Gov. Newsom took important action today in support of California’s commitment to expand the reach of its COVID-19 testing, to advance public health, to ultimately re-open the state safely, and to prepare well for any future needs related to this virus."
More than 240 entities urged Congressional leaders to act on a key reform to lower patients’ prescription drug prices at the pharmacy counter and to help prevent pharmacy closures that jeopardize access.
